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Cerritos ‘Celebration of Life’ later today

A “Celebration of Life” in honor of former Cerritos College soccer players Carlos Ornelas and Eddie Valencia will be held today at 2:45 p.m. on the campus soccer field.
Ornelas and Valencia were killed in a single-car accident Aug. 13 near the Utah-Colorado border as they drove to their new school, Kansas Wesleyan University. A third friend, fellow former Cerritos player and Kansas Wesleyan teammate Briant Reyes, thankfully survived the crash.
Cerritos coach Benny Artiaga hopes to attract at least 2,000 fans to today’s memorial, which will precede the Falcons’ season-opening game against L.A. Mission. Blue and white balloons will be sold for $5 each as a fundraiser for the families’ medical, funeral and travel expenses and will be released in unison following the game. Several local businesses have pledged $100 for each Cerritos goal scored and a silent auction will be held at DP’s Pizza in La Habra following the game.